¹It happened, when the king lived in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies all around,

¹ A ciya binde, waato kaŋ bonkoono goono ga goro nga windo ra, waato kaŋ Rabbi jin k'a no fulanzamay nga ibarey kulu kaŋ goono g'a windi yaŋ din gaa,

¹And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest from all his enemies round about,

²that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.”

² kala bonkoono ne annabi* Natan se: «Guna, sohõ ay goono ga goro sedre* bundu fu ra, amma Irikoy sundurko goono ga goro daabuleyaŋ ra.»

²that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

³Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart; for Yahweh is with you.”

³ Natan mo ne bonkoono se: «Ma koy ka te hay kulu kaŋ go ni bina ra, zama Rabbi go ni banda.»

³And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee.

⁴It happened the same night, that the word of Yahweh came to Nathan, saying,

⁴ A ciya binde, cino din ra Rabbi sanno kaa Natan do ka ne:

⁴And it came to pass the same night, that the word of Jehovah came unto Nathan, saying,

⁵“Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Shall you build me a house for me to dwell in?

⁵ «Ma koy ay tamo Dawda do ka ci a se kaŋ Rabbi ne: Nin no ga fu cina ay se kaŋ ra ay ga goro, wala?

⁵Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?

⁶For I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have moved around in a tent and in a tabernacle.

⁶ Za han kaŋ hane ay na Israyla izey sambu Misira laabo ra ka kaa sohõ, ay mana goro fu kulu ra, amma ay dirawey ra kuuru-fu ciya ay nangora.

⁶for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.

⁷In all places in which I have walked with all the children of Israel, did I say a word to any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built me a house of cedar?’”’

⁷ Nangey kulu kaŋ ay doona ka dira Israyla izey kulu banda, mate no, ay bay ka salaŋ Israyla izey kunda fo kulu se, kaŋ se ay ga lordi ka ne i m'ay borey Israyla kuru ka ne: Ifo se no araŋ mana sedre bundu fu cina ay se?

⁷In all places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel, spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar?

⁸Now therefore you shall tell my servant David this, ‘Thus says Yahweh of Armies, “I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people, over Israel.

⁸ Sohõ binde, ya-cine no ni ga ci ay tamo Dawda se: Yaa no Rabbi Kundeykoyo ci: Ay na ni sambu za feejey kuruyaŋo do, feejey boyyaŋ ra, zama ni ma ciya ay jama Israyla jine boro.

⁸Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people, over Israel;

⁹I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you. I will make you a great name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth.

⁹ Ay goro ni banda mo, nangey kulu kaŋ ni koy. Ay na ni ibarey kulu pati mo ni jine. Ay na ni ciya maa beerikoy mo, danga boro beerey kaŋ yaŋ go no ndunnya ra maa cine.

⁹and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a great name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.

¹⁰I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as at the first,

¹⁰ Ay ga nangu daŋ mo ay borey Israyla se. Ay m'i tilam mo, zama i ma goro ngey bumbo nangu ra, i ma si ye k'i sosorandi koyne. Laala izey si ye k'i taabandi koyne sanda mate kaŋ cine i te doŋ.

¹⁰And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as at the first,

¹¹and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. I will cause you to rest from all your enemies. Moreover Yahweh tells you that Yahweh will make you a house.

¹¹ Sanda za saaya kaŋ ay na jine boroyaŋ daŋ i ma goro k'ay borey Israyla may, ni mo ay ga naŋ ni ma fulanzam ni ibarey kulu gaa. Woodin baa si mo Rabbi goono ga ci ni se: Rabbi ga dumi te ni se.

¹¹and [as] from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and I will cause thee to rest from all thine enemies. Moreover Jehovah telleth thee that Jehovah will make thee a house.

¹²When your days are fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who shall proceed out of your bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

¹² Alwaato kaŋ ni jirbey kubay, ni ga kani mo ni kaayey banda, ay ga ni hayyaŋo mo gorandi ni banda, boro kaŋ ga ti ni gunde ize. Ay g'a mayra mo tabbatandi.

¹²When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

¹³He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

¹³ Nga no ga fu cina ay maa se, ay mo g'a koytaray karga daahirandi hal abada.

¹³He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

¹⁴I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;

¹⁴ Ay ga ciya a se baaba, nga mo ga ciya ay se ize. D'a na goy laalo te, ay g'a gooji nda Adam-izey goobu, da borey izey karyaŋo mo.

¹⁴I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;

¹⁵but my loving kindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.

¹⁵ Amma ay suujo si fay d'a, danga mate kaŋ cine ay n'a ta Sawulu gaa, nga kaŋ ay hibandi ka kaa ni jine.

¹⁵but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

¹⁶Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.”’”

¹⁶ Ni dumo da ni mayra mo ga tabbat ay jine hal abada. Ni karga ga kay hal abada.»

¹⁶And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

¹⁷According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.

¹⁷ Sanney din kulu boŋ, bangando din kulu boŋ mo, yaadin no Natan salaŋ d'a Dawda se.

¹⁷According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

¹⁸Then David the king went in, and sat before Yahweh; and he said, “Who am I, Lord The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” Yahweh, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?

¹⁸ Waato din gaa bonkoono Dawda furo ka goro Rabbi jine. A ne mo: «Ya Rabbi, Koy Beero, may ga ti ay? Ay dumo mo ifo no, kaŋ ni to d'ay hala neewo?

¹⁸Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?

¹⁹This was yet a small thing in your eyes, Lord Yahweh; but you have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come; and this after the way of men, Lord Yahweh!

¹⁹ Hala mo woodin hay fo kayna no ni diyaŋ gaa, ya Rabbi, Koy Beero, amma ni na ay, ni tamo dumo ciine te jirbi boobo se ne ka koy jina. Ya nin Rabbi, Koy Beero, woodin ya borey alaada no?

¹⁹And this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, O Lord Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come; and this [too] after the manner of men, O Lord Jehovah!

²⁰What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, Lord Yahweh.

²⁰ Ya Rabbi, Koy Beero, man haŋ kaŋ Dawda ga ye ka ci ni se binde, zama ni ga ay, ni tamo bay.

²⁰And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord Jehovah.

²¹For your word’s sake, and according to your own heart, you have worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it.

²¹ Ni sanno sabbay se, ni bina boŋ mo, ni na beeray woone kulu goy, zama ni na ay, ni tamo bayrandi nd'a.

²¹For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.

²²Therefore you are great, Yahweh God. For there is none like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

²² Ya Rabbi Irikoy, ni ya beeraykoy no, ni cine mo si no. Irikoy fo mo si no kala nin, hay kulu kaŋ iri maa d'iri hangey boŋ.

²²Wherefore thou art great, O Jehovah God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

²³What one nation in the earth is like your people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem to himself for a people, and to make himself a name, and to do great things for you, and awesome things for your land, before your people, whom you redeem to yourself out of Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

²³ Dumi woofo no ga bara ndunnya kulu ra mo kaŋ ga hima ni jama Israyla, dumi follonka kaŋ Irikoy koy ka fansa a ma ciya nga wane jama, a ma maa te nga boŋ se mo, a ma hari beeri yaŋ te mo i se. Ni na hayey kaŋ yaŋ ga humburandi mo te ni laabo se, ni jama jine kaŋ ni fansa ni boŋ se ka kaa Misira ra, i ma fun dumi cindey da ngey toorey game ra.

²³And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and terrible things for thy land, before thy people, whom thou redeemest to thee out of Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods?

²⁴You established for yourself your people Israel to be a people to you forever; and you, Yahweh, became their God.

²⁴ Ni na ni borey Israyla tabbatandi mo, i ma ciya ni wane jama hal abada. Ni mo, ya Rabbi, ni ciya i Irikoyo.

²⁴And thou didst establish to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah, becamest their God.

²⁵Now, Yahweh God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, confirm it forever, and do as you have spoken.

²⁵ Sohõ binde, ya Rabbi Irikoy, sanno kaŋ ni ci, ni go ga ay, ni tamo d'a dumo ciine te, ni m'a tabbatandi hal abada. Ni ma goy mo mate kaŋ cine ni ci din.

²⁵And now, O Jehovah God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou it for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.

²⁶Let your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David shall be established before you.’

²⁶ Ni maa ma beeri hal abada, kaŋ borey ga ne: ‹Rabbi Kundeykoyo ya Irikoy no Israyla boŋ!› Ni tamo Dawda dumo mo ma tabbat ni jine.

²⁶And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is God over Israel; and the house of thy servant David shall be established before thee.

²⁷For you, Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer to you.

²⁷ Zama nin, ya Rabbi Kundeykoyo, Israyla Irikoyo, ni bangandi ay, ni tamo se ka ne ni ga dumi te ay se. Woodin se no ay, ni tamo te bine-gaabi ay ma adduwa woone te ni gaa.

²⁷For thou, O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

²⁸“Now, O Lord Yahweh, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.

²⁸ Sohõ binde, ya Rabbi, Koy Beero, nin no ga ti Irikoy. Ni sanney mo no ga ti cimi, ni na hari hanno wo alkawli sambu ay, ni tamo se.

²⁸And now, O Lord Jehovah, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

²⁹Now therefore let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you; for you, Lord Yahweh, have spoken it. Let the house of your servant be blessed forever with your blessing.”

²⁹ Sohõ binde, ma yadda ka ay, ni tamo dumo albarkandi zama a ma duumi hal abada ni jine. Zama nin, ya Rabbi, Koy Beero, ni jin ka ci. Ni albarka boŋ, naŋ ay, ni tamo dumo ma du albarka hal abada.»

²⁹now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord Jehovah, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.